GOLD AWARD 2026Best Overall Proxy Provider
Bright Data
9.4/10 verified score9.4
WHY IT WON:
Best overall network. The largest and most feature-complete proxy network on the market.
ResidentialDatacenterISP
Proxy provider reviews
We buy every plan ourselves and run the same benchmark suite against all of them. No provider can pay for a higher position.
Scores combine measured success rate, average and p95 response time, pool size and geo coverage, targeting controls, dashboard quality and price per successful request. The exact rules are on how we test. If you are still deciding on a pool, read the proxy type breakdown and the use case pages first — the right type matters more than the logo on the invoice.
| # | Provider | Score | Success rate | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright Data | 9.4 | 99.2% | from $4.20 / GB | Large-scale data collection teams |
| 2 | Oxylabs | 9.1 | 98.7% | from $4.00 / GB | Enterprise scraping pipelines |
| 3 | Decodo | 8.9 | 98.1% | from $3.50 / GB | Startups and solo operators |
| 4 | Webshare | 8.5 | 96.4% | from $2.99 / GB | Budget-conscious developers |
| 5 | SOAX | 8.4 | 97.3% | from $3.60 / GB | Social media and app testing |
| 6 | Rayobyte | 8.1 | 95.8% | from $2.50 / IP | High-volume datacenter workloads |
GOLD AWARD 2026Fastest Proxy Network
Oxylabs
9.1/10 verified score9.1
WHY IT WON:
Best for enterprise scraping. A polished enterprise network with consistently high success rates on hard targets and genuinely responsive account management.
ResidentialDatacenterISP
GOLD AWARD 2026Best Value For Money
Decodo
8.9/10 verified score8.9
WHY IT WON:
Best value residential. Formerly Smartproxy.
ResidentialDatacenterISP
SILVER AWARD 2026Largest IP Pool
Webshare
8.5/10 verified score8.5
WHY IT WON:
Cheapest datacenter proxies. Hard to beat on price for datacenter IPs, with a free tier to test before you commit.
DatacenterResidentialISP
SILVER AWARD 2026Widest Geo Coverage
SOAX
8.4/10 verified score8.4
WHY IT WON:
Best mobile proxies. A mobile-first network with granular carrier and city targeting, well suited to social media automation and app testing.
MobileResidentialISP
SILVER AWARD 2026Best Mobile 4G/5G Proxies
Rayobyte
8.1/10 verified score8.1
WHY IT WON:
Best dedicated datacenter IPs. Strong dedicated datacenter offering with generous replacement policies and transparent, bandwidth-friendly pricing.
DatacenterISPResidential
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